In the private room, Jiang Cheng took a sip of the white wine in his glass and said in a deep voice,"Minister Lurid, I believe that only under your leadership can Erria develop better. Be it Mugus or Bort, their abilities are far inferior to yours.”
"I've been the Minister of Defense for ten years. I'd love to lead the whole of Erria, but I've never had the chance.”Lu Reid smiled helplessly.
"Isn't the opportunity here now?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"Jiang, what do you mean?" Lu Lide pretended not to know, but his gaze was deep.
Seeing Lu Reid's expression, Jiang Cheng said bluntly,"" As long as Minister Lurid can provide the equivalent amount of funds or resources, such as gold, ores, oil, and so on, I can provide a large amount of heavy weapons and equipment. I can even provide professional military instructors, which will bring about earth-shattering changes to the national defense force of Erria.”
"Even if you can do what you say, what about the United States and the Northern Bear Country? I can't withstand their pressure.”Lu Reid said.
He admitted that he was tempted, but please don't forget that the United States and the Northern Bears had publicly announced their support for Mugus and Bult.
Even if he defeated Mugus and Bult, how could the United States and the Northern Bear Country, who had bet on these two people, just let it go?
Who could withstand such a behemoth?
"You don't have to worry. I can handle the pressure from the Northern Bear Nation and the United States of America.”Jiang Cheng said confidently.
In his opinion, so what if it was the United States and the Northern Bears? When he had enough funds, he could even produce nuclear weapons.
When that time comes, the barefooted won't be afraid of the ones wearing shoes. Ask them if they're afraid!
"How can you prove that you can withstand their pressure?”Lu Lide continued to ask. It was obvious that he would not act until he saw the rabbit.
"Right now, I really don't seem to have the ability to prove my strength.”Jiang Cheng's eyes flickered as he thought of a countermeasure.
After a while, Jiang Cheng thought of a shield and pretended to say helplessly,"I'm from the Dragon Country. Is this reason enough?”
"I guessed right. The Dragon Country also wants to interfere with the situation in Erria.”A smile appeared on Lu Reid's face as he said very kindly,""Jiang, actually, I've already guessed it.”
" This…" Jiang Cheng's expression was a little surprised, but he almost laughed out loud in his heart.
He had just casually found a shield and used it for the time being. This was good. He did not even need to explain and the other party believed him directly.
In fact, there were three main reasons why Lu Reid thought that Jiang Cheng represented the Dragon Country's attitude.
First, Jiang Cheng was from the Dragon Country. All these could be found out.
Second, Jiang Cheng took out ten Type-85 armored vehicles and gave them to Helimara. Other than the Dragon Country, who else would produce such outdated armored vehicles?
Thirdly, at the banquet yesterday, he had seen Dao Jiangcheng and the Dragon Country's ambassador, Wu Chengfa, talking and laughing with his own eyes. The two of them had obviously known each other for a long time.
"Minister Lurid, please tell me honestly how much money you have on hand so that I can formulate a detailed plan for your National Defense Force.”Jiang Cheng asked.
This question was very important to him. As long as Lu Reid had enough money, he could rely on this money to exchange for some strategic weapons to deter the United States and the Northern Bear Country.
Hearing this question, Lu Reid thought for a moment and said truthfully,""I have gold, rice dollars, minerals, and oil fields. If we only count the liquid funds and hard currency gold, I can probably take out 3 billion meters of gold.”
" Three billion meters of gold…" Jiang Cheng was a little surprised. This Minister of Defense's financial resources were not too weak.
One must know that Elijah was an extremely underdeveloped country. In such a country, it was already shocking that Lurid could take out about 3 billion dollars in one go.
Then, Jiang Cheng felt relieved. Lu Reed had 60,000 soldiers, and the Elijah's Withered Vine Tribe was behind him. In addition, he had been the Minister of Defense for 10 years. Three billion dollars was not too much.
Looking at Jiang Cheng's slightly surprised gaze, Lu Reid continued,"This 3 billion meters of gold is almost all the liquid funds I can mobilize.”
"Very good. With this money, the National Defense Force under your control will undergo a transformation.”Jiang Cheng nodded in satisfaction.
3 billion dollars, after deducting the cost, he could earn at least 2 billion dollars, which was already a lot!
"Jiang, please tell me, what else do I have to pay other than money?”Lu Lide asked in a deep voice.
He knew that this deal was not as simple as an arms trade. There must be other conditions behind it.
"I don't have many requests. I will support you in obtaining the ruling rights of Elijah. At the same time, I will also help you block the pressure from the outside world.”Jiang Cheng paused for a moment and continued,"After you take over, I will need to build a military factory and a military base in Erria.”
" Military factories, military bases…" Lu Reid was confused.
He could understand the construction of a military base. After all, Jiang Cheng represented the Dragon Country. However, why would they build a military factory? The Dragon Country needed to build a military factory abroad?
"What, you can't agree to these two conditions?”Jiang Cheng stared at Lu Reid and said.
"There's no problem with that, but there's a condition. I have to take over the rule of Elijah.”
"Of course. The basis of these two conditions is to help you obtain the right to rule.”Jiang Cheng nodded.
"Do you have any good suggestions for my National Defense Force?”Lu Lide asked another question.
" It's the 21st century now. The combat effectiveness of an army is no longer determined by the number of people, but by the advanced level of weapons and equipment. The most important thing is quality, not quantity. Therefore, I suggest that we go with the elite route. After all, even if you have too many people, if you can't intercept a missile rain, how many people can survive?”Jiang Cheng said with a smile.
" Elite troops…" The corner of Lu Reed's mouth twitched, and he smiled helplessly."Jiang, you should know very well that this is the Hei Zhou Continent. The elite troops route cannot be used here because the economy does not allow it.”
"That's true. After all, the construction of national defense forces is a continuous investment. The more expensive the weapons and equipment are, the more expensive it is to maintain them.”Jiang Cheng smiled awkwardly. He hadn't expected the actual situation to be a little too idealistic.
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